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Are Birds Really “Birdbrained”?
The Société d'ornithologie de la Vallée du Richelieu (SOVDR) invites you to a conference by Louis Lefebvre on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at 7 p.m.

Biodiversity Festival: BioBlitz of McGill's Campuses
Participate between Sept. 18 to 26 to help us inventory the species that call Mont Saint-Hilaire home.

A Tale of Two Parasites
The majestic beech trees of Gault Nature Reserve provide nutrients and refuge to many organisms, including two plant parasites that tell vastly different stories about the future of our forest.

Internviews
This year, the Gault Nature Reserve hired 6 new interns for a summer work experience. We asked them how it went.

Biodiversity Festival: Open Day at Gault Nature Reserve
Discover biodiversity with us on Saturday, September 23rd, 2023! Outdoor activities, lab tours, meetings with researchers, and more.

Notes From the Field: The Prickly Problem of Invasive Plant Species
This summer, the interns at Gault are working on inventorying and clearing invasive plant species found on the mountain. In doing so, they aim to relieve some of the strain caused by these invasions on the ecosystems of Mont Saint-Hilaire.

Mineralogical discoveries continue at Mont Saint-Hilaire
Scientists have discovered yet another new mineral at Mont Saint-Hilaire. Why do we keep finding them, and why do we keep looking for them?

Changes in an Aquatic Plant Community: Chance or Selection?
Mark Davidson Jewell and Prof. Graham Bell at McGill University looked into duckweed to better understand how living communities are structured.

The Secret Symbiotic Partnership Right Under Our Feet
Mycorrhizal fungi are often-overlooked partners that form invisible relationships with plants, helping them grow and survive in tough environmental conditions.

Notes From the Field
This summer, Gault Nature Reserve welcomed the largest team of Field Operations Assistants in its history; we interviewed them to find out more about their experience on the mountain so far.

How Mont Saint-Hilaire Was Formed
Learn more about this Monteregian hill.

2023 Gault Research Awards Program
This year, the Gault Nature Reserve presented two research awards to students from the McGill University Faculty of Science for projects to be carried out at the Reserve.